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Academic Induction. Vimal J Gokani ACF in Vascular Surgery 2009-12 BHF Clinical Research Training Fellow. What I found worked. Met supervisors early Decided project early Once project decided, decided on how to split time effectively Day per week blocks Week at a time 3 month block.
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Academic Induction Vimal J Gokani ACF in Vascular Surgery 2009-12 BHF Clinical Research Training Fellow
What I found worked • Met supervisors early • Decided project early • Once project decided, decided on how to split time effectively • Day per week blocks • Week at a time • 3 month block
Year 1 • Post-graduate exams • Reading around projects • Ethical approval
Year 2 • Substantial amendment to ethics! • R&D (!!!) • Fine tuning techniques, and start recruiting
Year 3 • Complete pilot data • Fellowship applications • Allow 4-6 months to fill out • RCSEng x2 • Circulation Foundation • British Heart Foundation
Clinical vs Academic Training • Don’t forget clinical competencies • Assessments • Don’t forget academic milestones • Had to do a fair amount in my own time • Chase people for money
Top Tips • Start early, with everything • Try to use time to do main project • Audit/case reports etc • Don’t forget clinical competencies